European Beech Tree Ring Width Data from Rhön Biosphere Reserve

European beech tree ring data from the Rhön Biosphere Reserve, Germany, collected in August 2021. The dataset contains tree ring width measurements derived from cores, with three trees sampled per site and multiple cores per tree. It is provided by the Environmental Information Data Centre.

Use Cases

• Analyze tree ring width patterns across sampled sites to study local environmental influences.
• Perform dendrochronological dating and climate reconstruction using the ring width series.
• Assess growth variability by comparing ring width data from the multiple cores taken per tree.

Strengths

• Data originates from a designated UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, providing a controlled environmental context.
• Sampling followed a structured protocol with three trees per site and multiple cores per tree for reliability.

Limitations

• Sample size is limited to three trees per sampled site, which may not capture full population variability.
• The dataset's temporal coverage is a single collection period (August 2021), lacking long-term time series.

Provenance

Source

Environmental Information Data Centre

Collection Method

Tree cores were sampled from selected sites, with two or three cores taken per cored tree.

Time Range

August 2021

Freshness

Data was collected in August 2021; metadata was last updated in March 2026.

Geography

Rhön Biosphere Reserve, Germany